Library Graffiti: On Popes, the Papacy, and Papal Resignations…

The Papacy: An Encyclopedia

Everything you wanted to know about the papacy, including a (now incomplete) “List of Papal Resignations,” from Martin I (954-5) to Gregory XII (1415).Ref. BX955.2 .D53

New Catholic Encyclopedia

Just for some perspective, find here under “Popes, List of” an online list of all the popes. See the 2011 print supplement for an article on Benedict XVI.Gale Virtual Reference Library http://bit.ly/V45QBt OR Ref. 841 .N44

The Dante Encyclopedia

One fascinating pope, Celestine V, not only resigned but more dramatically abdicated, and, according to some interpreters of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, wound up consequently in the less comic part of that colorfully imagined afterlife.Ref. PQ4333 .D36

Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia

This encyclopedia tells of a presumed pope named Joan (yes, a woman) who was never real enough to either resign or abdicate, but who stimulated a lasting legend.Credo Reference http://bit.ly/V46kaA